SA diplomats must apply for UK visas

South Africa’s diplomats are not excluded from the UK’s visa policy, Home Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma said on Friday. Speaking at a press briefing after her meeting with Business Unity South Africa (Busa) in Sandton, Dlamini-Zuma said all South African passport holders were required to apply for a UK Visa.

“All passports are affected,” she said. “There is no one who is unaffected.” Dlamini-Zuma said that her department had asked the UK government whether there was a problem with any South African diplomatic or official passports.

“They said it is just policy, that once they introduce a visa they do it across the board,” she said.